Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Transitioning Between User Interfaces

1. A method, comprising: at an electronic device with a display: displaying a first user interface in a hierarchy of user interfaces, wherein the first user interface includes a text object displayed at a first location in the first user interface, the text object including first text having a first set of display property values; while continuously displaying the text object: detecting a user input; in response to detecting the user input, transitioning to a second user interface in the hierarchy of user interfaces, including: moving the entire text object from the first location, at which the first text has the first set of display property values, to a second location, at which the first text has a second set of display property values; varying, as the entire text object moves from the first location to the second location, one or more properties of the continuously displayed text object, including a font color of the text object, from the first set of display property values to the second set of display property values through a plurality of intermediate states, the plurality of intermediate states including: a first intermediate state in which the first text has a first intermediate set of display property values that are between the first set of display property values and the second set of display property values; and a second intermediate state in which the first text has a second intermediate set of display property values that are between the first intermediate set of display property values and the second set of display property values.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein: the electronic device includes a touch-sensitive surface; the user input includes a contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and the one or more properties of the text object are varied at a rate that is determined based on a characteristic of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the characteristic of the contact is a rate of movement of the contact.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein: the electronic device includes a touch-sensitive surface; the user input includes a contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and the one or more properties of the text object are varied in accordance with a position of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein: the electronic device includes a touch-sensitive surface; the user input includes a contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and the one or more properties of the text object are varied in accordance with an amount of movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein moving the entire text object from the first location, at which the first text has the first set of display property values, to the second location, at which the first text has the second set of display property values includes: moving the entire text object from the first location, at which the first text has the first set of display property values, to the second location, at which the first text has the second set of display property values at a rate that is determined based on a rate of the movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more display property values that are varied include a stroke width for letters in the first text.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more display property values that are varied include a letter spacing for letters in the first text.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more display property values that are varied include a font size for letters in the first text.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein legibility of the first text is maintained as the one or more display property values are continuously varied.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device includes a touch-sensitive surface and the user input is a tap gesture on the touch-sensitive surface.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the tap gesture is detected at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the text object.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the tap gesture is detected at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a location on the display that is away from the text object.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein: at the first location, the text object is associated with a selectable control; and at the second location, the text object is not associated with a selectable control.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein: at the first location, the text object is not associated with a selectable control; and at the second location, the text object is associated with a selectable control.

16. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions which, when executed by an electronic device with a display, cause the electronic device to: display a first user interface in a hierarchy of user interfaces, wherein the first user interface includes a text object displayed at a first location in the first user interface, the text object including first text having a first set of display property values; while continuously displaying the text object: detect a user input; in response to detecting the user input, transition to a second user interface in the hierarchy of user interfaces, including: moving the entire text object from the first location, at which the first text has the first set of display property values, to a second location, at which the first text has a second set of display property values; varying, as the entire text object moves from the first location to the second location, one or more properties of the continuously displayed text object, including a font color of the text object, from the first set of display property values to the second set of display property values through a plurality of intermediate states, the plurality of intermediate states including: a first intermediate state in which the first text has a first intermediate set of display property values that are between the first set of display property values and the second set of display property values; and a second intermediate state in which the first text has a second intermediate set of display property values that are between the first intermediate set of display property values and the second set of display property values.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein: the electronic device includes a touch-sensitive surface; the user input includes a contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and the one or more properties of the text object are varied at a rate that is determined based on a characteristic of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the characteristic of the contact is a rate of movement of the contact.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein: the electronic device includes a touch-sensitive surface; the user input includes a contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and the one or more properties of the text object are varied in accordance with a position of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein: the electronic device includes a touch-sensitive surface; the user input includes a contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and the one or more properties of the text object are varied in accordance with an amount of movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 20 , wherein moving the entire text object from the first location, at which the first text has the first set of display property values, to the second location, at which the first text has the second set of display property values includes: moving the entire text object from the first location, at which the first text has the first set of display property values, to the second location, at which the first text has the second set of display property values at a rate that is determined based on a rate of the movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the one or more display property values that are varied include a stroke width for letters in the first text.

23. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the one or more display property values that are varied include a letter spacing for letters in the first text.

24. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the one or more display property values that are varied include a font size for letters in the first text.

25. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein legibility of the first text is maintained as the one or more display property values are continuously varied.

26. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the electronic device includes a touch-sensitive surface and the user input is a tap gesture on the touch-sensitive surface.

27. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 26 , wherein the tap gesture is detected at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the text object.

28. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 26 , wherein the tap gesture is detected at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a location on the display that is away from the text object.

29. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein: at the first location, the text object is associated with a selectable control; and at the second location, the text object is not associated with a selectable control.

30. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein: at the first location, the text object is not associated with a selectable control; and at the second location, the text object is associated with a selectable control.

31. An electronic device, comprising: a display; one or more processors; memory; and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying a first user interface in a hierarchy of user interfaces, wherein the first user interface includes a text object displayed at a first location in the first user interface, the text object including first text having a first set of display property values; while continuously displaying the text object: detecting a user input; in response to detecting the user input, transitioning to a second user interface in the hierarchy of user interfaces, including: moving the entire text object from the first location, at which the first text has the first set of display property values, to a second location, at which the first text has a second set of display property values; varying, as the entire text object moves from the first location to the second location, one or more properties of the continuously displayed text object, including a font color of the text object, from the first set of display property values to the second set of display property values through a plurality of intermediate states, the plurality of intermediate states including: a first intermediate state in which the first text has a first intermediate set of display property values that are between the first set of display property values and the second set of display property values; and a second intermediate state in which the first text has a second intermediate set of display property values that are between the first intermediate set of display property values and the second set of display property values.

32. The electronic device of claim 31 , wherein: the electronic device includes a touch-sensitive surface; the user input includes a contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and the one or more properties of the text object are varied at a rate that is determined based on a characteristic of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

33. The electronic device of claim 32 , wherein the characteristic of the contact is a rate of movement of the contact.

34. The electronic device of claim 31 , wherein: the electronic device includes a touch-sensitive surface; the user input includes a contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and the one or more properties of the text object are varied in accordance with a position of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

35. The electronic device of claim 31 , wherein: the electronic device includes a touch-sensitive surface; the user input includes a contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and the one or more properties of the text object are varied in accordance with an amount of movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

36. The electronic device of claim 35 , wherein moving the entire text object from the first location, at which the first text has the first set of display property values, to the second location, at which the first text has the second set of display property values includes: moving the entire text object from the first location, at which the first text has the first set of display property values, to the second location, at which the first text has the second set of display property values at a rate that is determined based on a rate of the movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

37. The electronic device of claim 31 , wherein the one or more display property values that are varied include a stroke width for letters in the first text.

38. The electronic device of claim 31 , wherein the one or more display property values that are varied include a letter spacing for letters in the first text.

39. The electronic device of claim 31 , wherein the one or more display property values that are varied include a font size for letters in the first text.

40. The electronic device of claim 31 , wherein legibility of the first text is maintained as the one or more display property values are continuously varied.

41. The electronic device of claim 31 , wherein the electronic device includes a touch-sensitive surface and the user input is a tap gesture on the touch-sensitive surface.

42. The electronic device of claim 41 , wherein the tap gesture is detected at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the text object.

43. The electronic device of claim 41 , wherein the tap gesture is detected at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a location on the display that is away from the text object.

44. The electronic device of claim 31 , wherein: at the first location, the text object is associated with a selectable control; and at the second location, the text object is not associated with a selectable control.

45. The electronic device of claim 31 , wherein: at the first location, the text object is not associated with a selectable control; and at the second location, the text object is associated with a selectable control.